The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-08
FARM NOTES

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killed or injured by over-feeding and
by injudicioIs feeding than BY starva.
tion or most other causes. nihorses
we can detect as many different tenn,
perainents and dispositions as In men,
though but few horse owners take thisl
fact into mature consideration in the
management OF their horses, particulars
ly in that part Of 1t relating to food
and feeding. Some horses3are natural
gluttons and they must be seen to-
carefully, or they will, at times, be apt
to seriously injnre themselves by feed
ing too fast, while much Of the food
they consume will pass through them
unligested, for the simple reason that
it is swallowed before it had been pro.
perly mastlcated. We like to see what
is termed s'good FEEDER" Zone which
does not mince or pick carefully over
his feed, but then we are not at all
partial to the rayenous ones. Such a
horse as the latter named, will dive
into his feed with his mouth wide open,
and invaralble takes moro at mouths
full than he can either hold III his
mouth or properly masticate. There
are several ways to fix such fellows,
one way being to mix some little fine
hay with;his oats while lnoistening the
oats or feeding cut food prevents him
from pandering to his greedy .pr0pensi.
ties. A horse with a delicate appetite,
Is usually q tender, delicate animal, and
not at all desirable. The trouble with
most persons who keep horses, no
work, or for driving purposes. is they
feed too much hay; and to this cause
can he attributed the general sluggish
ness often manifested by the horses
until they have been working q couple
Of hours, while the wind is also much
impaired. Night is the only time when
hay should be fed, especially to animals
used for quick work. Even the slow
plough team should have but little hay
ut the morning and noon feeds, but
give them generous supply at the
evening meal. BY doing this. your
horse Will keep in better spirits and
condition, and FREQ from any tendency
to ''pot belly" which horsemen 80
much dislike to see.
LAMBS. Lambs may bc weaned
when from to months old. They
and their mothers should. be separated
and placed In lots ont Of eight OF each
other, and among with the young
things should be put three or four
wethers or dry ewes to keep them
tame. They should have good pasture
and q little gram daily, whereas the
ewes should be temporarily stinted for
the purpose OF drying up their milk.
When shearing time arrives tho flock
should bo passed in review and dirty
locks OF wool be cut Off; then the
sheep should bo washed, and in four or
five days, or as soon as the wool is dry,
they may be sheared.
The oat crop is too generally treated
as of little consequence and often sOWn
late on land not regarded as fit for any
thing else. So long as this practice
prevails the average yield andsprotlt is
likely to be very ysmall. The fact that
in many places oats are mainly fed 10
stock leads TO this neglect. They are
not the crops on which the farmer
relies to ralso money to pay hired help
Or to clear off flmoftgagss. But those
who give oats q good treatment ind.
that the crop iss as responsive to good
Culture and manure aS any other,
One farmer who used large quantities
of phosphates on all his crops SAYS that
they pay as well or better on oats as
| on any other +" Y -
+ WHEN TO CUT TIMBER. -Experi-
| ments have shown thatthe best time
to cut timber for use either in building.
manufactures, or as fuel is when the
trees are in leaf. Indeed some claim
thatlf cut during this period its dur.
| ability Is twice that .of winter felled
wood. II there Is no time to spare for
working it mp when cut, 1t should be
peeled and raised from the ground to
help drying.
The English Government Is seriously
considering the cultivation OF forests
In Ireland. Mr.. Howitz of Copenhagen,
one Of the highest authorities on this
subject, has visited Ireland and studied
Its adaptability to forest cultivation !,
and pronounces 1t one OF tho most favor.
able countries III tho world for the
growth Of timber.
PROFESSOR e. M. SHELTON, Farm
Manager oc the Kansas Agricultural
College, has handled three or four dis
tinct breeds OF swine. and studied them
carefully during many years. When
asked which is best he admits that he
would Ee "Sorely puzzled Sto tell. -
Each has sterling points aud counter
balancing weakness.
A POULTRY fanciel, who believes in
the value Of ensilage for fowls during
the winter, thinks 1t does not pay to
construct silos to preserve it in. He
uses old but tight casks, liquor barrels,
or molasses hogsheads. To keep their
contents at the proper temperature he
sinks them under ground. He finds
that short clover, rye, e,and tender grass,
like that cut from a lawn, make tho
best ensilage for fowls.
Many papers have recommended test.
ing garden and field seeds by placing
them between layers Of damp cotton.
and putting them in a sunny place in q
room. This is not very severe test,
Seeds not entirely lacking In vitality
would germinate under such favorable
circumstances. They might not sprout,
however, If they were placed in the
soil where they are ordinarily planted,
and 1t is possible that they would not
produce plants that would stand
ordinary exposure If they did.
KILLING RATS. One OF the best
articles known for killing rats is plaster
Of Paris (calcined gypsum). 1t should
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